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Photos: British women and their crazy hats at the 2012 Royal Ascot

The Royal Ascot, what some call the “centerpiece of the British social calendar,” is a series of horse races in Ascot, Berkshire that are famous for female attendees’ fanciful and sometimes downright crazy hats.

Here are the craziest hats seen at the Royal Ascot, along with shots of the royal family (including a few men) — in their own hats, of course.
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